Mohammad Isam

Bangladesh correspondent of @ESPNCricinfo | Author of On The Tigers' Trail

[Mohammad Isam @Isam84]

I am honored to have received the Pounamu, also known as greenstone, from the New Zealand cricket team.

Gifting pounamu in Aotearoa is a tradition rooted in manaakitanga (hospitality) and the sharing of one’s blessings. This tradition has been carried through to the modern day.

[Daniel Cherny @DanielCherny]

Travis Head and Mitch Marsh will now both miss at least the start of the Bangladesh ODI series, meaning Josh Inglis will continue to captain Australia.

https://t.co/iaajgKoysy

[San Marino Fútbol 🇸🇲 @SanMarinoTeam]

BUEN DÍA LAS PELOTAS.

Perdimos contra Bangladesh de local haciendo un papelón histórico. Nos ganó un equipo que su deporte nacional es el KABBADI y encima los desvirgamos por primera vez venciendo a un equipo europeo. Somos horribles. ❌

[DataFut @DataFutebol]

Olha a torcida da Seleção Brasileira em BANGLADESH

[Jeet Vachharajani @Jeetv27]

There is no way a team hits 287/1 (20) against Oman. I looked into and realized there are some random 8 Al Balushis featuring for Oman that I have never heard of.

Only 1 familiar name in the XI.

[Periodistán @periodistan_]

Bangladesh, el país más argentino del planeta, acaba de ganarle 2-1 a San Marino de visitante.

Miles de bangladesíes celebran en las tribunas de la Serenísima República.

[Mr Meadey @meadey36]

@Isam84 The Olympics

[Mazharul Islam Dipu @EbongDipu]

@Isam84 Direct answer: "NO"

[Mohammad Isam @Isam84]

Is there any other truly global phenomenon like the FIFA World Cup?

#worldcup

[Nahuel Lanzón @nahuelzn]

🇧🇩 Bangladesh le ganó a San Marino de visitante y encima les copó la cancha!

Que locura.

[The International Window @windowintlpod]

Very pro-Bangladesh crowd in San Marino, which is fascinating. They apparently travel well.

[Adam Hurrey @FootballCliches]

Fitting, perhaps, that the classic minnows San Marino should be beaten by goals from such a humble profession

[San Marino fan account @SanMarino_FA]

⏱️FT: Good game. Big shout out to the fans of Bangladesh, it felt like an away game tonight.

🇸🇲1-2🇧🇩 #SMRban

[Mohammad Isam @Isam84]

Bangladesh 🇧🇩 beat San Marino 🇸🇲 by 2-1 margin. Topu Barman scoring both goals. A landmark moment in Bangladesh football as they win in Europe for the first time. Thomas Dooley's grand start as the coach.

[Mohammad Isam @Isam84]

Name your favourite footballer of all time from each country:

🇧🇷 Ronaldo
🇫🇷 Zidane
🇦🇷 Messi
🇳🇱 Bergkamp
🇮🇹 Buffon
🇪🇸 Fabregas
🇵🇹 Figo
🇩🇪 Klinsmann
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Beckham

[90s Football @90sfootball]

Name your favourite footballer of all time from each country:

🇧🇷
🇫🇷
🇦🇷
🇳🇱
🇮🇹
🇪🇸
🇵🇹
🇩🇪
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Out of Context Football Manager @nocontextfm1]

Every World Cup country ranked by how many players they’re taking from clubs in their own country:

Qatar - 25
Saudi Arabia - 25
England - 21
Germany - 19
South Africa - 19
Czechia - 17
Egypt - 17
IR Iran - 17
Spain - 17
Türkiye - 15
Uzbekistan - 15
Mexico - 12
Jordan - 11
Iraq - 10
France - 8
New Zealand - 8
Scotland - 8
Brazil - 7
South Korea - 7
USA - 7
Tunisia - 6
Australia - 5
Portugal - 5
Norway - 4
Algeria - 3
Austria - 3
Belgium - 3
Japan - 3
Paraguay - 3
Sweden - 3
Argentina - 2
Canada - 2
Croatia - 2
Ecuador - 2
Morocco - 2
Netherlands - 2
Panama - 2
Switzerland - 2
Bosnia And Herzegovina - 1
Colombia - 1
Ghana - 1
Haiti - 1
Cabo Verde - 0
Congo DR - 0
Curaçao - 0
Côte D'Ivoire - 0
Senegal - 0
Uruguay - 0

[Mohammad Isam @Isam84]

Thirteen years ago, Brothers Union's payment problem kept Sean Ervine and Sean Williams stranded in a Dhaka hotel. Today, the same club's lack of payment forces its cricketers to concede a walkover in the DPL.

https://t.co/s5ORlMGwWb

[WG RumblePants @WG_RumblePants]

JOINT MCC–ICC STATEMENT ON THE LORD’S PITCH FOR THE 1ST TEST BETWEEN ENGLAND AND NEW ZEALAND

For Immediate Release

The Marylebone Cricket Club and the International Cricket Council have concluded a thorough, exhaustive, and entirely disproportionate review of the pitch used for the First Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s.

Following detailed analysis involving former players, current players, groundskeepers, meteorologists, historians, economists, three retired colonels, and a gentleman who once watched cricket from a bus stop in 1978, the panel has determined that the surface was “not quite right.”

While no consensus was reached on precisely how it was not quite right, members agreed that “something should be done”.

After considering the possibility of sanctioning England, New Zealand, Lord’s, the weather, gravity, and the concept of grass itself, the ICC has elected to apply the standard administrative remedy:

World Test Championship Points Deductions — Effective immediately:

India: -12 WTC points
Pakistan: -8 WTC points
Sri Lanka: -6 WTC points
Bangladesh: -125 WTC points

The panel agreed that Bangladesh’s deduction should be larger because “that’s how these things usually seem to work.”

[Mohammad Isam @Isam84]

Sad reality of cricket in Bangladesh. Players hardly played, while club officials enjoy big posts.

https://t.co/AwKZYCJnsn

[Erick Coreas @ErickCoreas_]

Falta exactamente una semana para el Mundial y estoy dispuesto a ver hasta el peor partido posible.

[Jacob Steinberg @JacobSteinberg]

World Cup predictor!

https://t.co/dmkNNqpMSH